Luis Aguilar was sworn in today to begin his second term as a Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Commissioner Aguilar began his first term as a SEC Commissioner on July 31, 2008. He was appointed by President Barack Obama to a new term on Oct. 24, 2011. To commemorate the start of his second term, a ceremony with agency staff took place this morning at the SEC's headquarters in Washington, D.C. The event was officiated by U.S. Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey.

In addition to serving as the primary sponsor of the first SEC Investor Advisory Committee, Commissioner Aguilar serves as the Commission's liaison to the North American Securities Administrators Association and the Council of Securities Regulators of the Americas.

Commissioner Aguilar began his legal career as a staff attorney in the SEC's Atlanta Regional Office during his previous tenure at the SEC from April 1979 to January 1982. Prior to his appointment as a Commissioner in 2008, Aguilar worked as a partner in the Atlanta office of international law firm McKenna Long & Aldridge, as well as the general counsel, executive vice president, and corporate secretary of INVESCO.

Commissioner Aguilar has also had a distinguished, longstanding commitment to community service. In 2007, he received the Justice Robert Benham Award for Community Service from the Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism of the Supreme Court of Georgia in recognition for his service over the decades.

Commissioner Aguilar's new term expires on June 5, 2015.